CHESS

CHESS; In Spain, an Exhibition For Kasparov to Note

By Robert Byrne

Published: October 25, 1992

Correction Appended

IN September, about the time the Bobby Fischer-Boris Spassky match began in Yugoslavia, a second exhibition match was staged, in Linares, Spain. It made no pretention to being a world title contest, as Fischer continues to claim his is, and had no official status. Its prize, $2,000 and an automobile, was a far cry from the $5 million purse for which Fischer and Spassky are struggling.

But it brought together two grandmasters who have attracted attention as possible future challengers for the world champion, Gary Kasparov: Viswanathan Anand of India, the No. 5 player in the International Chess Federation's rankings, and Vasily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, No. 2. Anand won 3, lost 1 and drew 4 to win by 5-3. The Indian took a 2-0 lead based on his end-game skill, but in this final game, he nailed down the victory by pounding Ivanchuk into overstepping the time limit.

On 10 . . . Nd2 11 Kd2, the white king is safe because the black pieces lack the scope for an attack. Anand targeted the queen's wing with his 14 Rhb1. No sooner had the black king reached the queenside than Anand started his attack with 21 dc Qc5 22 Nd4.